Travel documents required to travel to Nepal by a 8 year old child

2/20/2017 8:20:49 AM

As per Bureau of Immigration (emphasis mine)

Identity documents required for Indian Citizen going to / coming from
Nepal by Air :-

(i) Valid National Passport.

(ii) Photo Identity card issued by the
Government of India/State Govt./UT Administration in India to their
employees or Election ID card issued by the Election Commission of
India.

(iii) Emergency Certificate issued by Embassy of India,
Kathmandu.

(iv) Identity Certificate issued by Embassy of India,
Kathmandu.

(v) Persons in the age of group of above 65 years and below
15 years would be exempted from the requirement of approved identity
documents mentioned at SL. No. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv). However,
they must have some documents with photograph to confirm their age and
identity such as PAN card, Driving license, CGHS card, Ration card
etc.

(vi) Children between the age group of 15 to 18 years may be
allowed to travel between India and Nepal on the strength of Identity
certificate issued by the principal of the school in the prescribed
performa.

(vii) In case of a family (family means husband, wife, minor
children and parents) traveling together, the approved identification
documents at SL. No. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) would not be insisted
from all the family members if one of the adult members of the family
has in possession of one of the prescribed identification documents at
SL. No. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv). However, the other family members
must have some proof of their identity with photograph and their
relationship as a family viz. CGHS card, Ration card, Driving
license,ID card issued by school/college etc.

Note: – Aadhaar (UID) card is not an acceptable travel document for
travel to Nepal/Bhutan.

As you are (presumably) travelling as a family, only one of you needs to have a passport or voter i-card. The rest need a valid photo ID showing status as a family (Driving License will do). Unfortunately UID (Aadhar Card) is NOT a valid photo id proof.

For your minor son, there are very limited options-

  • Ration card – I am not sure Photo ration cards are issued anywhere
  • School I-card – If you are resident in US and his school is in the US, I am not 100% sure that immigration officials will accept it.
  • Passport – This is the best bet if you can defer/accelerate the renewal process

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